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Sydney New South Wales [10]

Gosport, Hampshire [5]

Launceston Tasmania [4]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [3]

Edmonton, London [3]

Franklin Tasmania [3]

Hackney, London [3]

Islington, London, Middlesex [3]

London England [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Middleton, Cork [3]

West Ham, Essex [3]

Albury New South Wales [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Bristol, Somerset [2]

Brixton, London [2]

Bulla Victoria [2]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [2]

Cambridge [2]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

City Road, London [2]

Coolah New South Wales [2]

Epping, Essex [2]

Epping, Essex, England [2]

Geelong Victoria [2]

Grays, Essex [2]

Islington, London [2]

Kensington, London [2]

Kingston, Surrey [2]

Lambeth, Surrey [2]

Leamington, Warwickshire [2]

Leicester [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Macquarie Plains Tasmania [2]

Mudgee New South Wales [2]

Saint Pancras, London [2]

Shipley, Yorkshire [2]

St Pancras, London, Middlesex [2]

Warialda New South Wales [2]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2]

Woolwich, Kent [2]

1 Gravel Pit Cottages, East Tilbury, Essex, England [1]

Adaminaby New South Wales [1]

Addlestone, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [766]

Gunner [92]

Driver [67]

Serjeant [55]

Sapper [51]

Second Lieutenant [40]

Corporal [39]

Lieutenant [30]

Lance Corporal [29]

Acting Serjeant [17]

Captain [17]

Acting Corporal [13]

Bombardier [11]

Rifleman [10]

Pioneer [9]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Temporary Nurse [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Driver Saddler [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Major [2]

Nurse [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

3rd Writer [1]

A/Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Major [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bandmaster 2nd Class [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Captain Temporary Major [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Deputy Surgeon General [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [106]

Royal Engineers [94]

Army Service Corps [89]

Labour Corps [88]

London Regiment [56]

Royal Garrison Artillery [54]

Royal Fusiliers [38]

Machine Gun Corps [34]

Royal Army Medical Corps [32]

The Queen's Regiment [30]

East Surrey Regiment [27]

Essex Regiment [27]

Suffolk Regiment [27]

Middlesex Regiment [23]

Rifle Brigade [23]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [20]

Royal Army Service Corps [18]

Bedfordshire Regiment [17]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [17]

Canadian Infantry [14]

Manchester Regiment [14]

Northamptonshire Regiment [14]

Durham Light Infantry [13]

Gloucestershire Regiment [13]

Leicestershire Regiment [13]

North Staffordshire Regiment [13]

Royal Irish Regiment [13]

York and Lancaster Regiment [13]

Army Veterinary Corps [12]

West Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [11]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [11]

Royal Defence Corps [11]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11]

Cheshire Regiment [10]

Derby Yeomanry [10]

Devonshire Regiment [10]

Hampshire Regiment [10]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [10]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10]

Hussars [9]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9]

Royal Sussex Regiment [9]

Yorkshire Regiment [9]

East Kent Regiment [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Royal Naval Division [8]

Royal West Kent Regiment [8]

West Riding Regiment [8]

Service

British Army [1173]

Royal Navy [137]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [89]

Australian Imperial Force [86]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [84]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [1613]

H [2]

E [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1574]

Merchant Navy [31]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [24]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [10] Gosport, Hampshire [5] Launceston Tasmania [4] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [3] Edmonton, London [3] Franklin Tasmania [3] Hackney, London [3] Islington, London, Middlesex [3] London England [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Middleton, Cork [3] West Ham, Essex [3] Albury New South Wales [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Bristol, Somerset [2] Brixton, London [2] Bulla Victoria [2] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [2] Cambridge [2] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] City Road, London [2] Coolah New South Wales [2] Epping, Essex [2] Epping, Essex, England [2] Geelong Victoria [2] Grays, Essex [2] Islington, London [2] Kensington, London [2] Kingston, Surrey [2] Lambeth, Surrey [2] Leamington, Warwickshire [2] Leicester [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London, Middlesex [2] Macquarie Plains Tasmania [2] Mudgee New South Wales [2] Saint Pancras, London [2] Shipley, Yorkshire [2] St Pancras, London, Middlesex [2] Warialda New South Wales [2] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2] Woolwich, Kent [2] 1 Gravel Pit Cottages, East Tilbury, Essex, England [1] Adaminaby New South Wales [1] Addlestone, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [766] Gunner [92] Driver [67] Serjeant [55] Sapper [51] Second Lieutenant [40] Corporal [39] Lieutenant [30] Lance Corporal [29] Acting Serjeant [17] Captain [17] Acting Corporal [13] Bombardier [11] Rifleman [10] Pioneer [9] Lance Serjeant [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Able Seaman [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Temporary Nurse [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Driver Saddler [2] Leading Seaman [2] Major [2] Nurse [2] Staff Nurse [2] Temporary Captain [2] 3rd Writer [1] A/Lance Corporal [1] Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Major [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bandmaster 2nd Class [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Captain Temporary Major [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Deputy Surgeon General [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [106] Royal Engineers [94] Army Service Corps [89] Labour Corps [88] London Regiment [56] Royal Garrison Artillery [54] Royal Fusiliers [38] Machine Gun Corps [34] Royal Army Medical Corps [32] The Queen's Regiment [30] East Surrey Regiment [27] Essex Regiment [27] Suffolk Regiment [27] Middlesex Regiment [23] Rifle Brigade [23] King's Royal Rifle Corps [20] Royal Army Service Corps [18] Bedfordshire Regiment [17] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [17] Canadian Infantry [14] Manchester Regiment [14] Northamptonshire Regiment [14] Durham Light Infantry [13] Gloucestershire Regiment [13] Leicestershire Regiment [13] North Staffordshire Regiment [13] Royal Irish Regiment [13] York and Lancaster Regiment [13] Army Veterinary Corps [12] West Yorkshire Regiment [12] Cambridgeshire Regiment [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [11] Royal Berkshire Regiment [11] Royal Defence Corps [11] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11] Cheshire Regiment [10] Derby Yeomanry [10] Devonshire Regiment [10] Hampshire Regiment [10] Royal Irish Fusiliers [10] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10] Hussars [9] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9] Royal Sussex Regiment [9] Yorkshire Regiment [9] East Kent Regiment [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Royal Naval Division [8] Royal West Kent Regiment [8] West Riding Regiment [8]

Service

British Army [1173] Royal Navy [137] Canadian Expeditionary Force [89] Australian Imperial Force [86] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [84] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [1613] H [2] E [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1574] Merchant Navy [31] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [24]

Fred Mansfield

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 41865 Private Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 28476 Private Hampshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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John Richard Mansfield

Born 1899

British Army 34898 Rifleman Rifle Brigade 3rd Battalion

British Army 34898 Rifleman Rifle Brigade 5th Battalion Rifle Brigade

British Army S/34898 Private Rifle Brigade

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Alfred Edgar Mansfield

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 5283 Private London Regiment

British Army 492242 Private London Regiment

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Walter Mansfield

Born 1888

Died 1914

British Army 9194 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 9194 Lance Serjeant South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 9194 Corporal South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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James W Mansfield

Born 1875

Died 1916

British Army 3260 Private Manchester Regiment 1st/9th Battalion

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Eric Joshua Mansfield

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army R 30133 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army King's Royal Rifle Corps 13th Battalion

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William Mansfield

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 467 Sapper Royal Engineers

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John Thomas Mansfield

Born 1880

Died 1914

British Army 5983 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Arthur Henry Mansfield

Born 1871

Died 1952

British Army Volunteer Trumpington Volunteer Training Corps

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Sidney George Mansfield

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 2907 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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George Thomas Mansfield

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 27399 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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William Alfred Mansfield

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281402

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Edward George Mansfield

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38062

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Henry Charles Mansfield

Born 1884

British Army 38697 A/Lance Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 38697 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 38697 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Horace William Mansfield

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185864

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Charles Ernest Edward Mansfield

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 158763

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George Ernest Mansfield

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286670

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William John Mansfield

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 105652

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Henry Walter Mansfield

Born 1891

Died 1917

Royal Navy 239091 Leading Seaman HM Submarine C34

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Henry Mansfield

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 11662 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion.

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